I created the “Connecting the Dots” blog site to investigate and interpret a global range of topics from an international, and personally quirky, perspective.
My topics in “Connecting the Dots” include politics, the environment, fun issues, social issues and anything else that catches my attention. I hope you enjoy them, and will join me through your comments.
I inaugurated the “GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD” some time ago, which rewards the most stupid, inept, criminal and just plain dumb activities of public officials and others, everywhere. I have now added another award, the “GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD”, which celebrates remarkably positive activities of public officials and others. I would appreciate your help in identifying great examples of both.
The Wright Stuff on Mars is a nice play on words, combining the historical event of the Wright Brothers first flight near Kittyhawk, North Carolina …
A Chair built for Torpedo Attack is a U.S. Navy legend. Fire kills warships. In the early days of World War II, the USS Vincennes was …
It’s time for founding a school for legislators, and for me to return to a theme that has been annoying me for years. I first …
The dawn of wireless electricity was actually over a hundred years ago, as far as the science was concerned. However, technology usually takes time to …
Daylights savings time part 3 is the final blog of the three on this topic. The final one for the time being, I promise. …
Does Welfare discourage work? If you ask the majority of economists and politicians around the world, the answer is yes. As a result most countries …
The sell-outs who saved a town is an encouraging story of how a small faction on each side of a venomous battle between environmentalists and …
An interesting opportunity opened up this week when it was announced that Donald Trump will form his own social media platform in the near future. …
Planning for a high-intensity war is not something you might expect from a French General. Increasing pressure from the Chinese Government as a prelude to …
The history of modern constitutions began in the eighteenth century. The first constitution to enfranchise women, on an equal basis with men, was written …
